Tag Archives: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

2011 AFC Asian Cup: When a bunch of bravehearts broke India’s 27-year Hoodoo!

Twenty-seven years is a long time. That’s how much India had to wait to make it to the AFC Asian Cup for the first time since 1984. A sensational 4-1 triumph over Tajikistan in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi was not only …

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Indian Goalkeepers & Doha: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu continues a proud tradition!

With sweat dripping all over, his bandana seemingly disheveled from keeping his hair in check for 90 minutes, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, all tall and majestic, sipping water, headed back to the dressing room. Abdelkarim Hassan, Qatar’s world class wing-back came up, and patted Gurpreet. “You should be playing in the …

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Tim Cahill: Subrata Paul was everywhere against Australia in 2011!

Everton legend Tim Cahill lauded ‘Spiderman’ Subrata Paul’s “work ethic and commitment” which he believes enabled “Subrata to stay at the top his game” all throughout. In a live chat with AIFF TV featuring Subrata Paul, Cahill sent in a message from Australia mentioning: “Off the park, one of the …

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India’s Class of 2011 joins in as AIFF-SAI joint Special Reconversion Course draws to close!

A four-day long Special Reconversion Course conducted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with Sports Authority of India (SAI), came to a close today, July 30. The course saw 48 coaches take part in two daily sessions across four days to take Indian Football forward together as …

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TECHTRO VIDEO: Arunava Chaudhuri shares his experience of AFC Asian Cup 2011 & 2019!

In the sixth episode of Dil Se Football it was a special episode on Indian Football featuring India legend Renedy Singh and myself Arunava Chaudhuri. When asked, I spoke about my experience of the two AFC Asian Cup’s – 2011 Qatar and 2019 UAE.

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